Public Utilities
Water
Watch

JULY 11, 2014

Portsmouth's reservoirs are at 98% of useful capacity as of this morning. Lakes Cohoon, Meade,
Kilby, and Speights Run levels are
18.6 (
+0.3),
12.2 (
+0.2),
18.5 (
-.05),
and
31.8 (
-0.7)
respectively. This is a 2% change since the last report on
July 3, 2014.
The median capacity for the current month is
94%,
average capacity is93%.
(Average & Median
1969 - 2013)

Rainfall (as recorded at the Lake Kilby Water Treatment Facility
gauge Suffolk, VA) October 1 - September 30 Wateryear in brackets

Current year to date:
27.32 inches [
42.93]

Monthly total to date:
4.3329 year
july average rainfall:
5.42

Median drought year average through
july: 19.97[
29.32]

Year to date (
deficit) against the 29 year average: -1.34[
+3.32]
(
july31)